vitrification

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) Turning to glass or glasslike material: the action or process of vitrifying a material: conversion into an amorphous solid free of any crystalline structure by addition or removal of heat or by mixture with an additive.
2. (countable) An instance of such conversion.
3. (countable) The result of such conversion: a vitrified substance or object.

Synonyms

vitrify

vitrifaction

hyalinize

transparentizing

vitrifacation

Translations

υαλοποίηση

vitrification

vitrificación

vitrificação

Verglasung

Vitrifikation

vitrificació

التحول إلى حالة زجاجية

vetrificazione

vitrificazione

camlaştırma

تزجيج

vitirificación

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪ.tɹɪ.fɪˌkeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Cognate with French: vitrification

Cognate with Spanish: vitrificación

Cognate with Italian: vitrificazion

In summary

From Late Latin *vitrificātio (“glassification”), from *vitrificāre (“to glassify”), from vitrum (“glass”) + -ificāre (“-ify”). Cf. French vitrification, Spanish vitrificación, Italian vitrificazione.